Finding Your Brand of Fun….and Scheduling Time for it.

 My Cupcakes.

This batch was made for a potluck supper last week.

Even if you don’t like cupcakes…

Read On. 

This post is not really about cupcakes. 

It’s about hobbies and avocations.

It’s about being happy.

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About doing something that makes you smile without effort.

That’s the whole topic today.

Finding Your Brand of Fun.

And unapologetically making time to pursue it.

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I so love creating these little cakes-in-a-cup that I dreamed up a new business.

Yep.  A Cupcakery – online – out of my kitchen.

I even had business cards printed.

You should have seen the look on my husband’s face when these cards arrived in the mail.

My tag line was:

~les petit gateaux sans grande boulangerie prix~

Translations: “Little Cakes without big bakery prices.”

 Remember my post The Stone? (Category:  Friday Inspirational)

I wrote about attending summer school in France.

You and I both know – the French are famous for their pastries.

So, I thought if I adopted a French slogan, it might make my cupcake business sound delicious and delectable.

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In support of my ‘new’ business, my family decided to give me a stand-up mixer for Christmas.

And out of complete respect, they allowed me to shop for the best bargain – on sale at Macy’s with a $50 mail-in rebate.  I am allergic to full retail prices.  And my family is totally aware of that fact.

The first time I used it, I felt overjoyed.  I wanted this mixer for about a decade. Seriously.

You know the best part?

You can walk away… and prepare another part of your work station.

Remember my Mother of the Groom:  You need to shut up and wear beige! post?

 I wrote about my Wilton Buttercream Skills Course.

Even got a certificate of completion.

Loved learning professional piping skills with different frosting tips.

And in that same post, I talked about my cupcake tower I will use for my son’s Rehearsal Dinner.

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Do you know the best part of making cupcakes?

Making enough to give away to neighbors…

while keeping a couple to eat with a cup of hot coffee while blogging.

I decided against starting a Commercial Cupcake Business.

Ok. So I was out the $10 spent on my business cards.  So What?  Creating that card was fun, too!

But I still love baking for family, friends, and neighbors.

Cupcakes make me so happy, I bought a crystal paperweight for my writing desk.

I believe everyone should surround themselves with reminders of ‘happy’.

Daily Happiness is totally discounted and disregarded in our society.

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My last written thought just for you this morning:

“The only difference between an extraordinary life and an ordinary one is the extraordinary pleasures you find in ordinary things.”

~Veronique Vienne